Blue Starlite North
John Anderson
Volume 41, Number 47
ON THE COVER:
news
City Council Gets Some Breathing Room on the Budget
Austin bounced back from COVID with what City Manager Spencer Cronk called “spectacular economic growth.” How spectacular?
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Austin at Large: The Bold Eye of the Beholder
Watson releases his first housing proposals, puts his “get it done” brand to the test
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: Market Forces vs. Residents – No Surprise Who's Ahead
Corporate investors, short-term rentals squeeze the market
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
City Ends Contract With Operator of Austin's Downtown Homeless Shelter
Front Steps has run the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless since 2004
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Investigation Finds Hostile Work Environment in Civil Rights Office
Things fall apart
BY MAGGIE QUINLAN
Campaign Cash Cascades Into Council Candidate Coffers
See what your candidate raised
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Environmental Groups Warn Congress to Slow Down on Texas Coastal Barrier
It should block storm surges, but it might also kill native species off
BY ISABEL MANEY
Texas’ Largest Independent Abortion Provider Needs Help Getting to New Mexico
They face a mess of restrictive laws and fake callers
BY MAGGIE QUINLAN
food
Project Connect’s Light Rail System Threatens to Close Austin’s Historic Burger Joint
Dirty Martin's on Guadalupe faces displacement
BY KY MILLER
Komé Is Reopening, Enoteca Vespaio Has Closed, Texas Keeper Leverages the Triple-Digit Heat, Desert Door Is Searching for the Best New Margarita, and Hopdoddy Is Putting Peanut-Butter-and-Jelly Where, Exactly?
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of July 21, 2022
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Lyricist Mike Melinoe Takes His Soul to Therapy
Contemplative artist peels back his psyche in "Floss"
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Faster Than Sound: Every Artist From Pitchfork Festival Headed to Austin This Year
My trip to Chicago is your summer-to-fall ticket-shopping opportunity
BY RACHEL RASCOE
New, Local Music We’re Listening To
Patty Griffin, Mugger, Kalu & the Electric Joint, Horti, and more local sounds worth seeking out
BY DOUG FREEMAN, KEVIN CURTIN, ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ, GARY LINDSEY AND MARS SALAZAR
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
George Clinton, Caramelo Haze, Hulder, RippleFest, and more local shows worth seeing
BY JULIAN TOWERS, MICHAEL TOLAND, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, ABBY JOHNSTON, KEVIN CURTIN AND DEREK UDENSI
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
Before There Was TikTok There Was Negativland
Pioneering culture jammers come to AFS Cinema this Sunday
BY JULIAN TOWERS
Film Reviews
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
Music documentary tries to sing two songs at once
My Donkey, My Lover & I
Giddy romp through the South of France is charming and scenic
Nope
Jordan Peele's sci-fi horror/satire on minor celebrity is a "yeah"
arts & culture
How Estate Services of Austin Finds New Homes for Treasures Left Behind
In the saddest times, Carl McQueary and the Estate Services team are there to help
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Five Live Celebrations of Desire
People who need people make for one helluva compelling show
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Review: TexARTS' The Full Monty
Exuberant musical about stripping steelworkers gets a less-than-cocksure production
BY BOB ABELMAN
First Look: Inside the New Cap City Comedy Club
Mary Lynn Rajskub gets opening night honors at new Domain site
BY ROD MACHEN
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids' activities, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
Opinion: Los Verdes, a Fourth-Grader, and the Power of Protest
Opinion: How Austin FC helped me talk to my daughter about Uvalde
BY MIGUEL FERNÁNDEZ
Qmmunity: Paint Your Own Reality
Austin's queer community celebrates Frida Kahlo's legacy with Frida Friday ATX's Viva La Vida Fest
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Wind Turbines
Fun facts about the giant pinwheels along Texas highways
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Stopping to Pee
He was always in a hurry
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, July 22-28
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: It’s Now or Never for Austin FC and the Cecilio Domínguez Saga
Will Austin FC offload its benched DP before the transfer window closes in August?
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
